Latest festival news – Page 2
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News‘I Won’t Die For Love’, ‘The Garden We Dreamed’ top winners at 2026 Malaga Film Festival
Major prizes also went to Ian de la Rosa’s Iván & Hadoum and Juan Pablo Sallato’s Red Hangar.
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NewsJean-Stéphane Bron and Sofie Benoot projects among Visions du Réel 2026 industry programme
31 documentary projects will be presented at Swiss festival’s VdR-Industry Days section, taking place April 19-22.
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NewsSundance coming-of-age doc ‘Cookie Queens’ lands US deal ahead of SXSW premiere
Summer theatrical release planned. Duke and Duchess of Sussex among executive producers.
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NewsPicturehouse Create line-up includes ‘Rebuilding’, ‘Rose Of Nevada’ screenings
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix joins London event as presenting partner.
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News17 film festivals receive official ‘A’-list classification as part of major FIAPF revamp
EXCLUSIVE: Annecy, Busan and Clermont-Ferrand are among those now with an ‘A’ classification.
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NewsBarbra Streisand to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes 2026
Streisand will receive the award at the festival’s closing ceremony.
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NewsJames McAvoy’s ‘California Schemin’’ lands US deal
Hip-hop escapade closed Glasgow fest, premeired at TIFF.
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News‘Leviticus’, ‘Donkey Days’ bookend New Directors/New Films fest
Festival runs in New York from April 8–19.
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NewsGlobal Production Awards 2026: deadline for entries extended
Entries can now be submitted until Friday 20 March.
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NewsKenny Loggins biopic, Berlin Judas Priest doc among Hot Docs first wave
IDFA award-winner, Sundance premieres also screen as Special Presentations at Toronto fest (April 23-May 3).
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News‘We’re All Strangers’, ‘Cyclone’ to bookend 50th Hong Kong film festival
This year’s Filmmaker in Focus is Jia Zhangke.
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NewsTokyo film festival, TIFFCOM sets 2026 dates
The 10-day festival and affiliated market will return in October.
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NewsFrench drama ‘A Place For Her’ wins audience award at Glasgow Film Festival
A fire at Glasgow’s Central Station meant a last-minute move for the festival’s closing night party.
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NewsBerlinale’s Tricia Tuttle thanks industry for “outpouring of support”, stresses festival’s independence
“I am so grateful to everyone who reached out,” said the festival director.
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NewsGiornate degli Autori founder Giorgio Gosetti dies aged 70
“There’s only one word to associate with him: cinema,” said Italian news agency ANSA, where Gosetti also worked
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News‘Acorn’s Adventure’ leads winners at Cartoon Movie
The European animation pitching forum ran March 3-5 in Bordeaux.
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NewsTaskovski Films picks up sales for CPH:DOX and Thessaloniki premieres
UK-based sales company boards Jens Schanze’s Materia Prima and Tomáš Krupa’s We Have To Survive.
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NewsPeter Jackson to receive Cannes honorary Palme d’Or
Jackson describes award as “one of the greatest privileges of my career.”
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News‘Gays Against Guns’ wins audience award at Dublin film festival
Admissions to DIFF screenings and events were up 11% year on year, said organisers.
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NewsThe Match Factory scores multiple deals on Berlinale titles ‘Rose’ and ‘Queen At Sea’
Both films played in main competition at Berlin, picking up key prizes.